This cemetery is located on Turner Church Road, one half mile west of north Ola RD.GPS coordinates N33 28. 492 W084 02. 493 ( 646 Feet above sea level)

Survey date Thursday June 28, 2007

This cemetery dates back to the 1800's the church has moved to the new location on NorthOla RD.This cemetery has seen vandalism take place for years; it also has seen storm damage.Although the grass is cut periodically the damage by vandalism and storms has taken a toll on this cemetery. There are many aboveground box Crips that are broken open and have collapsed, some of these include infant babies Crips. Some of the wrought-iron fence has been crushed and damage and is in disrepair. A letter to the pastor of the church revealed to us that the church prefers to spend their money in other endeavors, instead of taking care of their own cemetery. This is a very disturbing fact we believe the county may need to step in and declare this cemetery abandoned. This is one cemetery that we will keep an eye on to check any progress that may occur.

*** CODE SECTION *** 12/03/01 36-72-3. Counties, anywhere within the county boundaries, and municipalities, anywhere within the municipal boundaries, are authorized, jointly and severally, to preserve and protect any abandoned cemetery or any burial ground which the county or municipality determines has been abandoned or is not being maintained by the person who is legally responsible for its upkeep, whether or not that person is financially capable of doing so, to expend public money in connection therewith, to provide for reimbursement of such funds by billing any legally responsible person or levying upon any of his property as authorized by local ordinance, and to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any interest in land necessary for that purpose.

Update: The Old Sharon Church CemeteryThe cemetery located on Turner Church Rd. continues to decay. This cemetery is one of the most historical areas in Henry County and now it looks like a wasteland. There are many Civil War Veterans buried here and even the family who helped to push for a monument on the McDonough Square are buried here. One would think that the SCV whose charter states that they are to look after the graves of the Civil War dead from the south. They are letting them down. Even across the stone wall is a slave portion of this cemetery and a Union Soldier is buried there in an unmarked grave. The sad part of all is that this cemetery should never had gotten to this state of decline. Whether it be the Church, SCV, or the County’s fault this should never happen. It is a disgrace for us and our fore fathers to endure. We have written the Church and will let you know what they say about this.